Articles with the tag: Businesspeople

Flavel’s Part One of two

Flavel’s Part One of two

Apr 6, 2015 | People, Places

Part One, 1777 to about 1875 [Note – A version of these articles in a different format is available HERE] This follows the firm from some early members of the Flavel family to the time when Sidney Flavel junior took the reins from Sidney senior. The history of...
Flavel’s Part Two of two

Flavel’s Part Two of two

Apr 6, 2015 | People, Places

Part Two, about 1875 to 2015. [Note – A version of these articles in a different format is available HERE] This follows the firm from the moment when Sidney Flavel junior took the reins to the present day.   Sidney Flavel junior (1847 to 1931) was educated...
William Thomas in Leamington

William Thomas in Leamington

Sep 15, 2014 | People, Places

The Early Years William Thomas was born the second of four sons in 1799 in Suffolk. In about 1805, the family moved to Gloucestershire. William was apprenticed to the local builder as a a carpenter and joiner, and skills he learned then came in useful in his later...
Sidney Flavel & Co, 1851 Medal

Sidney Flavel & Co, 1851 Medal

Aug 13, 2014 | People

In 1851 at the Great Exhibition Sidney Flavel of Leamington was awarded a medal for his Kitchener cooking range. There is much confusion over this medal, modern descriptions claim it was one of seventeen ‘gold’ medals awarded. However, contemporary...
Ranelagh Gardens

Ranelagh Gardens

Aug 10, 2014 | Places

Ranelagh Gardens, “The Vauxhall of Leamington,” 1811-1846   Leamington’s ten acre Ranelagh Gardens were situated in old town over the canal bridge in Brunswick Street. No doubt named in imitation of the famous Ranelagh Gardens in London, Leamington’s...

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